Game Thread GAME# 37: BLAZERS @ HEAT - JANUARY 5, 2020 - SUNDAY, 3:00 PM, NBCSNW

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Do you miss Meyers Leonard at all?

Poll closed Jan 10, 2020.

  1. Yes

    13 vote(s)
    24.5%

  2. A little bit

    15 vote(s)
    28.3%

  3. Yeah, but only the off-court/personality/social media stuff

    6 vote(s)
    11.3%

  4. No

    11 vote(s)
    20.8%

  5. Hell no!

    8 vote(s)
    15.1%
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  1. James lamphear

    James lamphear Well-Known Member

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    When Nurk and CJ went down last year at the end they play really good team basketball on both side of the ball. I just don't see this year. Yes some players getting there individual stats but to me that one of the problems individual play to much. Plus they have no concept what they want to do on defense.
     
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    Yup, Nurk single-handedly transformed a historically bad defense into a decent one because he's skilled enough to mask a few of the problems.
     
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    Dame had a great OKC series (in the system), which led to Denver giving a lot of attention to him and opening up CJ (in the system), and then we lost to a team with 3 all-stars despite having a lead for the majority of the series.

    Every team/coach in every series does things well and not so well. I'm sure OKC fans were wondering why their coach let Dame go off with no ball movement. Denver fans probably wondered why their coach allowed CJ to go 1:1 and beat them. Doesn't mean Malone was a horrible coach or even had a horrible scheme. You could easily make a case OKC and Denver were more talented than us, though I liked our depth against OKC beacuse I think quality depth matters.
     
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    Nurk and Zach there quick enough to they can hedge against the pick and still get back but Whiteside can't not quick enough on his feet.
     
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    Simons wow
     
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    Dragic has always been a certified Blazer killer
     
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    I think one of our biggest problems is we practice against ourselves. When the only time you see movement without the ball or hustle after long rebounds is in actual games, how are you supposed to be prepared for it?
     
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    No ones defending it. I just think they lack talent too. I saw Dragic hit 3's with Melo and Mario right in his face, last years team would've had Hood, Aminu, or Harkless in those one on one situations. I'd like all of their chances to bother his shot then Melo or Mario.
    Yeah the scheme is bad I've said that a bunch of times, but their talent is dramatically worse than last years at this point too.
     
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    We would’ve won this game if Miami didn’t go crazy from 3 at end of third.
     
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    Losing streak starts now
     
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    I think this is a very solid take and is not a knock on Whitesides overall abilities. If Whiteside was paired with guards who could stay in front of his defenders, he would be more of an asset. I've never seen a defensive scheme that works long term if the majority of individual defenders can't stay in front of their man 1:1. This years roster is LOADED with players who can't stay in front of their guy.
     
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    Why didn't ant start?
     
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    Lotta good stat lines for our players even though we lost.
     
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    Do we still make the playoffs?
     
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    The best defensive team in the league drops the big deeper than anybody and gives up the 3rd most 3's in the league.
     
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    Every coach has things they do well and things they don't.
     
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    I feel bad for Dame
     
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    Memphis can pull even with us tonight
     
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    And I guarantee if a player was 7/9 from 3 they'd make some sort of adjustment against that.
     
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    Only logically explination I can come up with is that our 2nd unit is already so devoid of offensive talent that he wanted to have a little fire power? Obviously Trent was so bad that Stotts made the change in the 2nd half.
     
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